Legal Opinion
Palmer v. Haluplzok
District Court, D. Minnesota
Decided January 10, 1969No. 3-68-Civ.-123PublishedCited by 4 opinions
1Opinion of the Court
MEMORANDUM AND ORDER
DEYITT, Chief Judge.
The question posed by this post-trial motion in a diversity case is whether a $20,000 verdict for the wrongful death of a two-and-one-half-year-old female child is excessive under Minnesota’s Lord Campbell’s Act, M.S.A. § 573.02, which limits recovery to $35,000. I think so.
On December 6, 1968, plaintiff as trustee for the heirs of his two-and-one-half-year-old daughter, Vianne, received a jury award of $20,000 in compensatory damages for her claimed wrongful death resulting from an auto accident.
Defendant moves that the verdict be set aside as…
2Cases cited14 opinions
- Fussner v. AndertSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1961
- Hallada v. Great Northern RailwaySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
- Ahlstrom v. Minneapolis, St. Paul & Sault Ste. Marie RailroadSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1955
- Genzel v. HalvorsonSupreme Court of Minnesota · 1957
- Thill v. Modern Erecting CompanySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1965
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3Cited by4 opinions
- Ahrenholz v. Hennepin CountySupreme Court of Minnesota · 1980
- Filkins v. McAllister Bros., Inc.District Court, E.D. Virginia · 1988
- Gillson v. State Department of Natural ResourcesCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1992
- Gillson v. State Department of Natural ResourcesCourt of Appeals of Minnesota · 1992